THE FLATS – No. 10 Georgia Tech baseball used a two-run homer from Kevin Parada – his sixth in the last eight days – to down Georgia State 4-2 on Tuesday night at the GSU Baseball Complex.
The Yellow Jackets (8-1) got outstanding pitching on the night, as RHP Marquis Grissom, Jr. (1-1) struck out two and allowed just one hit in the first two innings in the predetermined start before RHP John Medich dealt the next 3.0 innings, striking out three and surrendering one run. RHP Cole McNamee then pitched a clean two innings before LHP Joseph Mannelly allowed the final run.
RHP Dawson Brown closed the final 1.2 innings, inheriting two base runners, for his third save of the season, striking out three and not allowing a single hit.
Offensively, the Panthers (4-5) actually out-hit Georgia Tech 8-5, but the Jackets were able to hit when they needed to as Parada finished 3-for-4 and John Giesler had a sac fly RBI. Parada then drove in the fourth and final run by drawing a bases-loaded walk in the seventh.
Leading Georgia State was Max Ryerson, who went 3-for-4 with a double. RHP Camren Landry (0-2) received the loss, surrendering three unearned runs on four hits in six innings.
No. 10-ranked Georgia Tech will now return home for the start of Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate on Friday, March 4 against Georgia (6 p.m.). The teams will then shift to Athens, Ga. for Game 2 on Saturday (2 p.m.) before concluding the series at Coolray Field on Sunday (2 p.m.). Games 1 and 2 will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra and WREK 91.1 FM.
Limited stadium seating remains for the Friday night contest at Mac Nease Baseball Park at Russ Chandler Stadium. Fans are encouraged to secure their seats now by clicking HERE!
Postgame Notes:
- Kevin Parada has now homered six times in eight days and six times in six games;
- John Medich pitched a career-long 3.0 innings;
- The Georgia Tech pitching staff issued just one walk all night.
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Around Social Media
Starting where he left off last week, Parada extends the hit streak to nine games with an early single 🔥@parada_kevin_ | #WreckHavoc pic.twitter.com/ZK3p2VjhBP
— Georgia Tech Baseball (@GTBaseball) March 1, 2022
Jackets get on the board first with a @john_giesler sac fly 💪
Jackets up 1-0 pic.twitter.com/U7CuzL8Rbu
— Georgia Tech Baseball (@GTBaseball) March 1, 2022
SIX home runs in eight days 😤@parada_kevin_ | #WreckHavoc pic.twitter.com/hh0R5PphAl
— Georgia Tech Baseball (@GTBaseball) March 1, 2022
Just go ahead and add a double to @parada_kevin_'s day…#WreckHavoc pic.twitter.com/KfbBsjgiNY
— Georgia Tech Baseball (@GTBaseball) March 1, 2022
Hello, Kevin Parada!
That’s now SIX dingers in the last eight day 🔥 @GTBaseball pic.twitter.com/v4Myb6ZpvM
— B/R Walk-Off (@BRWalkoff) March 1, 2022
COLE McNAMEE! Big strikeout strands the runner 💪@colemcnamee17 | #WreckHavoc pic.twitter.com/8f5xBUOHQm
— Georgia Tech Baseball (@GTBaseball) March 1, 2022
Check out @GTBaseball catcher Kevin Parada (@parada_kevin_) with his sixth bomb in 8 games.
Btw he hit nine home runs in 52 games in 2021. This guy has found his juice and is even more dangerous than he was last year pic.twitter.com/QCcYrgHjyL
— Stephen Schoch (@bigdonkey47) March 1, 2022
Kevin Parada homered again today and now threw out a runner trying to steal second. Catcher U knows what they are doing
— Gaurav (@gvedak) March 1, 2022
STONE COLD!! Brown gets Tech out of the jam!
Jackets lead 4-2@DBrown3527 | #WreckHavoc pic.twitter.com/S1VpfFBCF2
— Georgia Tech Baseball (@GTBaseball) March 2, 2022
GOT EM! 4-6-3 double play ends the game 💪
Tech finishes off the task and takes the midweek win! pic.twitter.com/T5W8hkXHBJ
— Georgia Tech Baseball (@GTBaseball) March 2, 2022
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